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#FCF024

#fcf024 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcf024 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 94.12% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 97.3% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.11.

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Relative luminance0.8314

Complementary

  1. #fcf024
  2. #2430fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcf024
  2. #249cfc
  3. #8424fc

Analogous

  1. #fc8424
  2. #fcf024
  3. #9cfc24

Triadic

  1. #fcf024
  2. #24fcf0
  3. #f024fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcf024
  2. #30fc24
  3. #2430fc
  4. #f024fc

Square

  1. #fcf024
  2. #24fc84
  3. #2430fc
  4. #fc249c

Monochromatic

  1. #857e02
  2. #d1c503
  3. #fcf024
  4. #fdf56f
  5. #fefabb

Shades

#fcf024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcf024
  2. #e3d820
  3. #cac01d
  4. #b0a819
  5. #979016
  6. #7e7812
  7. #65600e
  8. #4c480b
  9. #323007
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcf024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcf024
  2. #fcf23a
  3. #fdf350
  4. #fdf566
  5. #fdf67c
  6. #fef892
  7. #fef9a7
  8. #fefbbd
  9. #fefcd3
  10. #fffee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcf024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcf024
  2. #f0e52d
  3. #e3da36
  4. #d7ce40
  5. #cac349
  6. #beb852
  7. #b2ad5b
  8. #a5a264
  9. #99966e
  10. #8c8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2edbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcf024 {
  color: #fcf024;
}
Background
.bg-fcf024 {
  background-color: #fcf024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcf024 {
  border: 2px solid #fcf024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcf024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 240 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcf024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcf024, #9cfc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcf024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 240 36 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.11 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.27 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.64 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.85 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.47 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.69 #030fdb Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Aureolin
#fcf024  rgb(252, 240, 36)  hsl(57, 97%, 56%)  Aureolin
#2430fc  rgb(36, 48, 252)  hsl(237, 97%, 56%)  Han Purple
#24fcf0  rgb(36, 252, 240)  hsl(177, 97%, 56%)  Turquoise Blue
#f024fc  rgb(240, 36, 252)  hsl(297, 97%, 56%)  Fuchsia